North Rhine-Westphalia: A1 closed after an accident between Ascheberg and Hamm-Bockum

Münster (dpa / lnw) - The Autobahn 1 was closed on Thursday afternoon due to an accident between the Ascheberg and Hamm-Bockum junctions in the direction of Dortmund. A pickup truck came to a stop in the left lane after the collision, police said. A driver pulled from the left to the middle lane and touched the truck there, which then skidded, it said. Further details about the accident were initially unclear. The closure is expected to last until early Thursday evening. Traffic was diverted at the Ascheberg exit.